The following February, after government orders, divers placed explosives on the supporting pillars and attempted to blow it up with TNT.

Rovere says: "[The Italian government] tried to disassemble the island, but it was impossible, so they needed to bomb it.

"In reality, they needed two very hard bombings of the island to destroy it. And after that, the government sent [Georgio] the bill for the war… We saw the receipt."